Alta, UT – On what should have been Alta Ski Area’s opening weekend on Saturday, a handful of skiers burned wooden skis in a sacrificial offering to the Norse god of winter, while skiers and riders hit a homemade kicker built on a strip of man-made snow above the resort’s Wildcat base. They were all celebrating Ullr’s overdue return … Continue reading Warm Autumn Frustrates Western Skiers
Washington, DC – Legislation currently pending in both houses of the U.S. Congress could soon let you pay for lift tickets, season passes, ski equipment, and more with pre-tax dollars. The Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Senate Bill 2218, and House Resolution 1218) would allow a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000, or $2,000 for a joint … Continue reading Proposed Law Could Let You Pay for Lift Tickets with Pre-Tax Dollars
Eden, UT – “Biggest.” Now, there’s a word that fosters divergent definitions, if there ever was one. How do you define the “biggest” ski resort? Do you do it by the overall vertical drop, by the number of lifts, by total acreage, or by perhaps some other metric? If you go by total acreage, Utah’s … Continue reading America’s Biggest Ski Resort Gets Bigger This Winter
Paradise, UT – It’s nearly dark as I’m shouldering my skis and walking back to my truck, parked at the end of an unplowed private ranch road in the southeastern corner of northern Utah’s agrarian Cache Valley. The smell of diesel still wafts from the rumbling red snowcat that I just disembarked. Horses and deer … Continue reading Whisper Ridge Cat Skiing: Just East of Paradise
Salt Lake City, UT – A few weeks ago we told you about an electrically heated jacket and gloves from Gyde Supply. No sooner did we publish that review than our phones started ringing to tell us about a down-filled alternative. We tested the down jacket, down vest and gloves introduced by Utah-based startup Ravean and … Continue reading Utah Start-Up Produces Electrically-Heated Down Jacket
Updated: Jan. 22, 2016 11:30 a.m. MST with additional information. Originally Published: Jan. 21, 2016 11:29 p.m. MST Big Cottonwood Canyon, UT – Just on Wednesday, I was sitting in the Goldminer’s Daughter Lodge café at Alta Ski Area in Utah, sipping an after-lunch latté while I waited for my out-of-town friend Jonathan to head back … Continue reading UPDATED: Skier Meets Untimely End in Utah Avalanche
Snowbird, UT – Officials with Utah’s Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort are asking the Utah County Board of Adjustment to approve plans to build two new ski lifts and a zip line on privately owned land in Mary Ellen Gulch, in upper American Fork Canyon. Mary Ellen Gulch has been part of Snowbird’s expansion plan for well … Continue reading Snowbird Asks to Expand
